Researchers from University of Padua Provide Details of New Studies and Findings in the Area of Life Science (Impairing the Development of an Olive Fly Pest By Targeting Its Symbiotic Bacteria In Egg-infested Fruits).

Předmět:	OLIVE fly LIFE sciences RESEARCH personnel PESTS FRUIT SPODOPTERA littoralis
Zdroj:	Health & Medicine Week; 12/01/2023, p6136-6136, 1p
Abstrakt:	A new report from researchers at the University of Padua in Italy explores the possibility of reducing the use of synthetic insecticides to control the olive fly pest. The researchers tested the use of antimicrobial compounds on olives infested with eggs to impair the symbiotic association between the olive fly and its primary symbiont, 'Candidatus Erwinia dacicola'. The results showed a significant reduction in the symbiotic bacterial load in larvae derived from treated olives, as well as a decrease in the pupation rate of the pest. This research provides evidence of the feasibility of using antimicrobial compounds to target the symbiotic bacteria in egg-infested fruits and potentially manage the olive fly without insecticides. [Extracted from the article]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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